NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Matthew Medler of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology about the best bird sounds of 2025 from their vast collection of recordings, and why their selections made the list.

We all know that birds imitate sounds. If you weren’t aware of the many species that can do this, you’ll probably at least ...

If you were old enough to buy CDs in the ’90s, you may remember listening stations at superstores that featured music by some of nature’s noisiest creatures: birds. These CDs blended classical music ...

The Masters broadcast always features the beautiful sound of singing and chirping birds. But fans want to know if those sounds are real or fake. Apr 7, 2021; Augusta, Georgia, USA; Patrons pose for a ...

When Alison Kondler imitates a raven, you’d be forgiven for thinking a real raven just popped on the phone call. Not only is the Denver Audubon master birder a font of knowledge, she can create jaw- ...

Over a decade ago, behavioral ecologist Diane Colombelli-Négrel was wiring superb fairy wrens’ nests to record the birds’ sounds when she noticed something odd. Mother fairy wrens sang while ...

Dan Stowell is a co-founder and shareholder of Warblr Ltd. He receives funding from the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council for his research on bird sounds. The sound of birds is ...